Venomoth

Pokédex number	049	Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female	Growth rate	Medium Fast
Category	Poison Moth Pokémon	Steps to hatch	5355	Base EXP yield	158
Base friendship	70	Egg groups	Bug

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Type	Bug Poison
Weaknesses	FLYING ROCK FIRE PSYCHIC
Resistances	POISON BUG FAIRY
Double resistances	FIGHTING GRASS

Abilities	Name	Description
Regular Abilities	Shield Dust	This Pokémon is immune to additional effects.
Regular Abilities	Tinted Lens	Deals double damage with 'not effective' moves.
Hidden Ability	Wonder Skin	Lowers the Accuracy of status moves used on it.

Pokédex entry	Venomoth are nocturnal-- they only are active at night. Their favorite prey are insects that gather around streetlights, attracted by the light.
Cry
Height	5′11″ / 1.5 m	Weight	276 lb / 12.5 kg	Catch Rate	75
Wild held items	Shed Shell (5%)
Eggs hatch into	Venonat

Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense	Total
Base stats	70	65	60	90	90	75	450
EV yields	0	0	0	1	1	0	2

Evolution

Venonat

→ Level up to at least level 31

Venomoth

Moves

Learnt by levelling up

Level	Move
1	Quiver Dance
1	Bug Buzz
1	Silver Wind
1	Tackle
1	Disable
1	Foresight
1	Supersonic
5	Supersonic
11	Confusion
13	Poison Powder
17	Psybeam
23	Stun Spore
25	Signal Beam
29	Sleep Powder
37	Leech Life
41	Zen Headbutt
47	Poison Fang
55	Psychic
59	Bug Buzz
63	Quiver Dance

Learnt on evolution

Gust

Learnt from a pre-evolution

Pre-evolution	Move	Method
Venonat	Agility	Egg Move
Venonat	Baton Pass	Egg Move
Venonat	Morning Sun	Egg Move
Venonat	Rage Powder	Egg Move
Venonat	Screech	Egg Move
Venonat	Toxic Spikes	Egg Move

Learnt from TMs/TMXs

Item	Move
TM06	Toxic
TM09	Venoshock
TM10	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect
TM19	Roost
TM21	Frustration
TM22	Solar Beam
TM27	Return
TM28	Leech Life
TM29	Psychic
TM32	Double Team
TM36	Sludge Bomb
TM40	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM46	Thief
TM48	Round
TM53	Energy Ball
TM62	Acrobatics
TM68	Giga Impact
TM76	Struggle Bug
TM83	Infestation
TM87	Swagger
TM88	Sleep Talk
TM89	U-turn
TM90	Substitute
TM94	Secret Power
TM100	Confide
TMX8	Flash

Learnt from Move Tutors

Encounter rates

Area ID	Area name	Encounter method	Level range	Rate
520	Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	50–69	1 7⁄13 %
520	Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	76–90	1 3⁄7 %
520	Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	70–75	1 3⁄91 %
527	North Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	50–69	1 7⁄13 %
527	North Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	76–90	1 3⁄7 %
527	North Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	70–75	1 3⁄91 %
528	South Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	50–69	1 7⁄13 %
528	South Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	76–90	1 3⁄7 %
528	South Obsidia Ward	Grass (night)	70–75	1 3⁄91 %
573	Onyx Ward	Grass (morning)	45–65	5 %
573	Onyx Ward	Grass (day)	45–65	5 %
573	Onyx Ward	Grass (night)	45–65	5 %
455	Cerulean Cave	Cave	55–65	10 %
835	New World	Grass	99–105	10 %

Appearances in Trainer teams

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Level 48, no item, female, 70 friendship
Shield Dust
Timid nature

Moves

Quiver Dance (20 PP)
Baton Pass (40 PP)
Sleep Powder (15 PP)
Signal Beam (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	148	81	86	125	114	100
EVs	72	72	72	72	72	72
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 63, holding Leftovers, female, 70 friendship
Shield Dust
Timid nature

Moves

Quiver Dance (20 PP)
Baton Pass (40 PP)
Sleep Powder (15 PP)
Signal Beam (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	193	107	113	166	151	132
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 100, holding Telluric Seed, random gender, 70 friendship
Shield Dust
Timid nature

Moves

Sleep Powder (24 PP)
Bug Buzz (16 PP)
Quiver Dance (32 PP)
Venoshock (16 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	281	149	156	306	279	187
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	4
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 73, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Tinted Lens
Hardy nature

Moves

Sleep Powder (15 PP)
Quiver Dance (20 PP)
Bug Buzz (10 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	207	122	115	159	159	137
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 39, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Shield Dust/Tinted Lens/Wonder Skin (?)
Hardy nature

Moves

Quiver Dance (20 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	112	65	61	84	84	72
EVs	58	58	58	58	58	58
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 40, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Shield Dust/Tinted Lens/Wonder Skin (?)
Hardy nature

Moves

Quiver Dance (20 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	116	67	63	87	87	75
EVs	60	60	60	60	60	60
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 65, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Shield Dust/Tinted Lens/Wonder Skin (?)
Hardy nature

Moves

Sleep Powder (15 PP)
Quiver Dance (20 PP)
Bug Buzz (10 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	186	109	103	142	142	122
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 34, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Shield Dust/Tinted Lens/Wonder Skin (?)
Hardy nature

Moves

Quiver Dance (20 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	99	56	53	73	73	63
EVs	51	51	51	51	51	51
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 100, holding Focus Sash, random gender, 70 friendship
Tinted Lens
Timid nature

Moves

Quiver Dance (32 PP)
Sleep Powder (24 PP)
Bug Buzz (16 PP)
Sludge Bomb (16 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	281	149	157	306	279	186
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Appearances in battle facilities

Holding Focus Sash; Tinted Lens; Timid nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Assault Vest; Tinted Lens; Modest nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	0	252	252

Holding Choice Scarf; Tinted Lens; Timid nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Leftovers; Tinted Lens; Calm nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	252	0	0	0	0	252

Holding Power Herb; Tinted Lens; Bold nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	252	0	252	0	0	0